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Couple gets engaged and married on same day to avoid stress | |
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A couple got engaged amid friends and family and within hours were married after the groom had planned the entire event to make life easier for his bride. | A couple got engaged amid friends and family and within hours were married after the groom had planned the entire event to make life easier for his bride. |
Nicole Rios, nee Carfagna, has lupus – a condition with no cure that can be exacerbated by stress, such as that which accompanies planning a wedding. | Nicole Rios, nee Carfagna, has lupus – a condition with no cure that can be exacerbated by stress, such as that which accompanies planning a wedding. |
Her husband Danny, decided to ask if she wanted to have the wedding immediately at their home in Smithtown, New York, instead. | Her husband Danny, decided to ask if she wanted to have the wedding immediately at their home in Smithtown, New York, instead. |
Ms Rios has undergone chemotherapy to help with her lupus and told the BBC that it has “been a tough time” for the couple with her illness. | Ms Rios has undergone chemotherapy to help with her lupus and told the BBC that it has “been a tough time” for the couple with her illness. |
“Stress is not good with lupus. I would have been sick the majority of the time, I wouldn’t have enjoyed it,” she said. | “Stress is not good with lupus. I would have been sick the majority of the time, I wouldn’t have enjoyed it,” she said. |
“What if we’d planned the wedding then on the wedding day I’m sick? So this took all that stress away,” the new bride explained. | “What if we’d planned the wedding then on the wedding day I’m sick? So this took all that stress away,” the new bride explained. |
Mr and Ms Rios were returning from a trip from Walt Disney World when she noticed their home decorated with lights. | Mr and Ms Rios were returning from a trip from Walt Disney World when she noticed their home decorated with lights. |
“I thought Danny’s mom and stepdad had decorated our house for Christmas...But Danny took me by the hand and I saw a big tent in our backyard, with our family lined up outside it,” Ms Rios said, describing the scene. | “I thought Danny’s mom and stepdad had decorated our house for Christmas...But Danny took me by the hand and I saw a big tent in our backyard, with our family lined up outside it,” Ms Rios said, describing the scene. |
All who were gathered thought it was an engagement party as Mr Rios got down on one knee and proposed. They were in for a surprise as Mr Rios took Ms Rios aside and said: “If you want, I have everything set up to get married”. | All who were gathered thought it was an engagement party as Mr Rios got down on one knee and proposed. They were in for a surprise as Mr Rios took Ms Rios aside and said: “If you want, I have everything set up to get married”. |
Ms Rios said she “didn’t need to think about it. Suddenly all my jitters and anxiousness went away because I knew I wanted to marry him. I just said yes.” | Ms Rios said she “didn’t need to think about it. Suddenly all my jitters and anxiousness went away because I knew I wanted to marry him. I just said yes.” |
There were already a tuxedo and wedding dress hanging up as well as a backyard tent full of guests and food. In addition, Mr Rios’ father was ordained earlier in the day in order to marry the couple. | There were already a tuxedo and wedding dress hanging up as well as a backyard tent full of guests and food. In addition, Mr Rios’ father was ordained earlier in the day in order to marry the couple. |
The bride’s brother served as her “man of honour” as well. | The bride’s brother served as her “man of honour” as well. |
Ms Rios said it was “like a fairytale” and that her wedding went “perfectly”. | Ms Rios said it was “like a fairytale” and that her wedding went “perfectly”. |